We just are. We're the only species to completely bend nature to our whim; harnessing electricity, faster means of transportation, being able to form many written and spoken languages...

Something created by the super-species that humans are shouldn't have the same rights that a human does because they will never be human.

Sounds like your argument boils down to we deserve rights because we got here through evolution rather than being made by an external entity. So what about a human born via in vitro fertilization? They're a product of science artificially creating a functioning being. And you are right on one point, they would never be human. But not being human doesn't mean they would deserve to be treated like slaves on the sole reason being that they aren't human.

And before you think I'm doing test-tube humans a disservice by comparing them to robots, I think all life is just a form of organic robotics in general, so we are all "robots" per say. Not literally robots, but functionally the same.

I do have one more question. Do you object to giving rights to robots in general? Or just human rights?

Humans are cruel and only seek dominance. Humans will seek to enslave, exploit and corrupt them for personal gain, but heck that could be a life saver for humanity. Think about it, if the use of AI robots that look exactly like us and function exactly like us (replica sexual organs, etc), then it could give an avenue for people (...that are pretty much mental) an avenue to exploit something other than a real human. Maybe humanity will finally have some peace from killing and destroying each other. I bet even the governments of the world would allow this scenario, considering they'll be lobbied to do so by the corporations who created them, but disguise it as a moral objective.

Hopefully for us our creations wont turn on us and use us as we once used them... or maybe we'll merge with them, for example our conscious will be transferred to a replica body with ultra intelligence addons and physicals addons, making us literal gods. I hope for this.

We just are. We're the only species to completely bend nature to our whim; harnessing electricity, faster means of transportation, being able to form many written and spoken languages...

Something created by the super-species that humans are shouldn't have the same rights that a human does because they will never be human.

You probably won't be alive to see it happen, but humans are pretty limited compared to what we could create. We can't just sit 2 brains next to each other and be twice as smart.

A most insidious form of fear is that which masquerades as common sense or even wisdom, condemning as foolish, reckless, insignificant or futile the small, daily acts of courage which help to preserve man’s self-respect and inherent human dignity.”

Originally Posted by Benjamin Rush

...did we not know that the human mind seldom arrives at truth upon any subject till it has first reached the extremity of error.”

Sounds like your argument boils down to we deserve rights because we got here through evolution rather than being made by an external entity. So what about a human born via in vitro fertilization? They're a product of science artificially creating a functioning being. And you are right on one point, they would never be human. But not being human doesn't mean they would deserve to be treated like slaves on the sole reason being that they aren't human.

And before you think I'm doing test-tube humans a disservice by comparing them to robots, I think all life is just a form of organic robotics in general, so we are all "robots" per say. Not literally robots, but functionally the same.

I do have one more question. Do you object to giving rights to robots in general? Or just human rights?

I can't seem to see the connection between an entity created of bolts, fueled by electricity... and a life created of flesh and blood, fueled by energy. That's why they don't deserve human rights, because they're not human.

Now for normal rights, sure. I wouldn't mind seeing robots walking on the street or driving a car, but if there's a massive power shortage then there should be no hesitation to stop powering robots under the condition of Human Rights.

some answers here are quite disparaging against AI.
If that is the case, I am not surprised if AI one day will have to fight for its rights.

Many humans are still fighting for human rights. What makes you think any other sentient species would be different? For instance, if we get much better at genetic manipulation and are able to breed Dolphins with an average intelligence of humans, do you think they would start to be protected? Not for years if ever.

Many humans are still fighting for human rights. What makes you think any other sentient species would be different? For instance, if we get much better at genetic manipulation and are able to breed Dolphins with an average intelligence of humans, do you think they would start to be protected? Not for years if ever.

I can't help but think full sentience is impossible for an AI. I don't see it happening. You can program it to mimic us but to think for itself? Hmm :/

You need to read more on technological singularity, seeing as it is quite likely to happen during our life time.

O.T. They will earn it whether we want it or not. Take a loot at artificial intelligence growth rate and you'll know that in few decades machines will be smarter than humans and then:

Why does the dog wag its tail?
Because the dog is smarter than the tail.
If the tail were smarter, it would wag the dog.

I've walked the realms of the dead. I have seen the infinite dark. Nothing you say. Or do. Could possibly frighten me.

We are not monsters! We are not the mindless wretches of a ghoul army! NO! We are a force even more terrifying! We are the chill in a coward's spine! We are the instruments of an unyielding ire! WE ARE THE FORSAKEN!

Those who do not stand with the Forsaken stand against them. And those who stand against the Forsaken will not stand long.

Sounds like your argument boils down to we deserve rights because we got here through evolution rather than being made by an external entity. So what about a human born via in vitro fertilization? They're a product of science artificially creating a functioning being. And you are right on one point, they would never be human. But not being human doesn't mean they would deserve to be treated like slaves on the sole reason being that they aren't human.

And before you think I'm doing test-tube humans a disservice by comparing them to robots, I think all life is just a form of organic robotics in general, so we are all "robots" per say. Not literally robots, but functionally the same.

I do have one more question. Do you object to giving rights to robots in general? Or just human rights?

Why do people have such a hard-on for giving human rights to computer programs?

Of course they should. I agree with the "Sentient Rights" idea someone posted on the first couple of pages. If you can think and feel, then you should have the same rights as anybody else. The only difference between an AI of that magnitude and a human would be the hardware material. Feels kinda like we're back in time, talking about rights for black people... as if people of black skin color were less sentient.

Why do people have such a hard-on for giving human rights to computer programs?

Because its an interesting concept. What happens if an AI advances to the point where its so sentient that its thought processes are indistinguishable from the human brain? If you make something that has the brain of a human but the body of a machine, is it human? Do you treat it like a person or like a slave? Do our organs and flesh define us as human, or are they just a vessel for our minds?

People like to think about hypotheticals. It's how critical thinking skills develop. What's wrong with thinking?

I would only believe they deserve "human" rights if they ever came to the point that they developed as humans do, as in being childs and growing up and more stuffs like that. Otherwise it is best to make "ai" rights instead. No point really trying to get something different than human to have human rights, they are just that HUMAN rights. Not "all living beings that are like human" rights.